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Marine microfauna from the ocean off Hawaii come under closer focus. A 'Glaucus' nudibranch (sea slug) is no bigger than a US quarter coin. It preys on toxic Portuguese-men-of-war, appropriating their stinging cells for its own defense.

National Geographic

2006

Marine microfauna from the ocean off Hawaii come under closer focus. A 'Glaucus' nudibranch (sea slug) is no bigger than a US quarter coin. It preys on toxic Portuguese-men-of-war, appropriating their stinging cells for its own defense.

Marine microfauna from the ocean off Hawaii come under closer focus. When magnified, a splash of seawater can be seen to contain bug-like copepods, glassy arrowworms, fish eggs, a big-eyed larval crab the size of a rice grain, and much more besides.

National Geographic

2006

Marine microfauna from the ocean off Hawaii come under closer focus. When magnified, a splash of seawater can be seen to contain bug-like copepods, glassy arrowworms, fish eggs, a big-eyed larval crab the size of a rice grain, and much more besides.

Marine microfauna from the ocean off Hawaii come under closer focus. A baby octopus foraging in the open sea is easy prey for other animals. As an adult it will remain on the sea floor, capturing prey with its tentacles.

National Geographic

2006

Marine microfauna from the ocean off Hawaii come under closer focus. A baby octopus foraging in the open sea is easy prey for other animals. As an adult it will remain on the sea floor, capturing prey with its tentacles.

Marine microfauna from the ocean off Hawaii come under closer focus.
The blue button, a relative of the jelly fish, is not one organism, but a colony, joined at the gas-filled hub which keeps it afloat. Each tentacle has a specialized role, such as catching prey, reproducing, or digesting.

National Geographic

2006

Marine microfauna from the ocean off Hawaii come under closer focus.
The blue button, a relative of the jelly fish, is not one organism, but a colony, joined at the gas-filled hub which keeps it afloat. Each tentacle has a specialized role, such as catching prey, reproducing, or digesting.

Marine microfauna from the ocean off Hawaii come under closer focus. A 'Glaucus' nudibranch (sea slug) is no bigger than a US quarter coin. It preys on toxic Portuguese-men-of-war, appropriating their stinging cells for its own defense.